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OCR A2 Level ICTG063 Revision
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Agenda12:00 Discussion Questions with AS Group
13:00 Break
13:10 Break
15:30 Finish
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Aims of todayUnderstand how to answer different types of exam questions• know what key words mean• Know how to respond to different styles of question
Have an insight into what examiners are looking forImprove essay writing techniqueRevise some popular exam topics
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Who am I? Who are you?Paul Long
• Text book author• Former principal examiner/moderator• ICT Teacher of 15 years• Now self-employed
Resources for schools Revision sessions Training for teachers Freelance training Home teaching for James Brindley School
• Two interesting things about me: Christian at Real Life Church Married to Catherine
You• Name• One thing that’s interesting about you
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Resources to help youwww.ocrict.com• (www.paullong.net/ocr)• G063 Online Text Book• G063 Presentations• G063 Exam frameworks and grids
AS resources
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Exciting or revising?Revision is not fun
We’ve all been there
Today you will learn to be SMART• but we don’t have time for lots of fun
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How to ace your exams by spending less time revising!
Organising your materialPlan your time and the topicsDon’t rewrite everythingPut post-it notes everywhere• demote them!
REDUCE YOUR REVISIONKnow it – done? Not sure – need to revise What? – need to learn again
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Exam paper tipsSee hand out
Read questions and instructions carefullyDon’t panicLook at marks availableAvoid ‘easier’, ‘faster’, ‘more efficient’, ‘better’Give full answersInclude extra information if timeGive examples related to the scenarioDraw diagrams if appropriateNEVER leave answers blank unless you run out of timeRevise and prepare
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StarterComplete this quick quiz
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G063 exam paper2 hours (120 marks)• 1 minute per mark
Section A (40 marks)• around 7 short questions • uses style of the AS paper• approximately 25 minutes
Section B (80 marks) • mainly essay-style questions • apply skills to scenarios• approximately 1 hour 35
minutes
Synoptic questions• covering AS Level• not restricted to
terminology from AS Level
Will include a discussion question at the end• and probably a long-
answer explain question
NOT in order of easy to hard
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A2 Revision - MENU
Identify
Describe
Explain Spot the Mistake (networks) Flow Chart
Hot Seat CPA
Verbal Tennis Gantt
Evaluate
Justify
Discuss
DistributeDatabases
Maintenance & Changeover
Networks
Question Styles
Revision Games
Revision Tasks
Diagramming
Spot the Mistake (operating systems)
Spot the Mistake (Blank)
Characteristic
Purpose
Use
Key words
Limitation
Advantages & Disadvantages
Venn Diagrams
DFD
Process
ERD
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Question Styles
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Hierarchy
Discuss
Evaluate Justify
Explain
Compare
Describe
Identify State Give
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Identify, state, giveList your knowledgeSentences, statements or single wordsOne mark per point made
Individual exercises:1. Identify three methods of database distribution [3]2. For each of the symptoms below, state the health problem and state
the possible cause:a) chronic pain experienced in the arms, shoulder or back [2]b) blood clot found in the leg [2]c) pressure on the median nerve in the wrist producing numbness in the hand
[2] Q14 June 2012
3. Give four reasons why batch processing is used to process employees’ salaries. [4] Q3b June 2012
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Sample papers - identifyG063 June 2011• 1 – design specification• 3 – operating systems• 14a – expert systems
Group exerciseMark each of these answers on the 3 scripts• what is right/wrong with each answer• identify any shortcomings for each answer• make corrections to answers• come up with additional answers
send out one ‘negotiator’ to ‘trade’ more answers
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Key word: characteristicDistinguishing part, function or feature of a systemNOT uses
Identify three characteristics of a wide area network (WAN). [3] Q2a Jan 10• connected devices are geographically remote• uses an external communication system / connected by
third-party cables• requires a router
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CharacteristicsWhole group exercise
Identify four characteristics of a satellite navigation system. [4]
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Spot the mistake - networksADSL lines have contention ratiosSatellites require line of sightInfrared does not require line of sightLeased lines do not have contention ratios4G has a higher bandwidth than satelliteLeased lines have a higher bandwidth than 4GFibre optic cables suffer less interference than copper cablesUnshielded Twisted Pair cables have a maximum length of 1000m
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Spot the mistake – operating systemsInteractive processing requires user interactionBatch processing requires user interactionReal-time processing requires user interactionSingle-user operating systems can only be used by one user at onceMulti-user operating systems can run many tasks at onceMulti-tasking operating systems can run many tasks at onceAn operating system manages the hardware on a computerAn operating system allocates memory to tasksAn operating system is a Graphical User Interface
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Key word: useHow a system can be usedWhat it can be used forEXAMPLES
Identify three uses of an expert system.• mobile phone problem diagnosis• car engine fault diagnosis• medical condition diagnosis
Alternative wording:• “Identify three ways an expert system could be used”
Whole group exerciseGive four uses of an extranet for a school. [4]
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DescribeOne mark per description • Describe rapid application development (RAD). [2] Q1 Jun 12• Describe how interactive processing could be used to prevent the double
booking of theatre tickets. [2] Q1 Jun 12OR two marks per description• Describe three applications of an expert system. [6] Q8 Jun 12
OR banded response• Describe the services available to the individual that are offered by digital
television networks. [6] Q6 Jun 12If no number of responses is specified• give more answers than you think are required
eg 3 full descriptions for 4 marks
Describe using examples• must be related to scenario
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Describe – banded response
Max marks:• Three descriptions• Two descriptions
will need to include more information or example
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Describe – how to answerDescribe the role of a personnel system in a company. [4] Q1a Jan 11
Try answering the describe questions on your hand out
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Identify Points Describe ExampleStores employee contact details
including next of kin details
mobile phone number of spouse in case employee is injured at work.
Stores attendance details
including when each employee was at work and reasons for absence
so that salaries can be calculated correctly and absences monitored